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Findings highlight consistent patterns in perpetrators’ experiences, behaviors, and communications prior to the attacks.
"Across Pennsylvania, organizations that provide resources for crime victims are scaling back services, cutting positions, and leaving key roles vacant after the federal fund supporting them has received record-low deposits during President Donald Trump’s second administration."
"The Trump administration, driven both by gun-lobby advocacy and its own political priorities, quickly set about undoing much of its predecessor’s moves to combat gun violence."
The study also finds that parents tend to store their firearms more securely when there are pre-teenaged children in their home than when children are older, despite teenagers being more at risk of death from firearms.
"The number of privately made guns recovered in crimes and submitted to federal authorities rose from about 1,600 in 2017 to nearly 27,500 in 2023."
FIVE YEARS OF PCGVR RESEARCH
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This report examines 171 mass public shootings in the United States between 1999 and 2024 involving 175 perpetrators with identifiable pre-attack warning behaviors and communications.
After Biden clamped down on the flow of illegal guns, Trump has referred fewer ATF trafficking charges for prosecution, eased up on irresponsible gun shops and shifted hundreds of ATF agents to…
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"CVI has already demonstrated its ability to save lives. The question now is whether systems can evolve quickly enough to sustain and build on that progress. Without it, the progress made in reducing violence may prove temporary."
Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting
Veteran suicide is a devastating and worsening crisis, and addressing the unique role guns play is an integral part of ending it.
This article is the first in a four-part series focused on gun violence prevention work within the Milken Institute, detailing significant research points and f
